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midlife crisis

noun

  1. a period of psychological stress occurring in middle age, thought to be triggered by a physical, occupational, or domestic event, as menopause, diminution of physical prowess, job loss, or departure of children from the home.


midlife crisis

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noun

  1. a crisis that may be experienced in middle age involving frustration, panic, and feelings of pointlessness, sometimes resulting in radical and often ill-advised changes of lifestyle
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of midlife crisis1

First recorded in 1970–75
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Kate shares that this is their “victory tour,†not the midlife crisis vacation her husband thinks it is, but before they utter a line of dialogue, we can see the divisions.

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How soon are the women on their “midlife crisis trip†going to turn on each other?

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The chartthrob fixation, in 2020 and now, is just TikTok for people on the cusp of a midlife crisis: an obsession that seems harmless until you find yourself at the bottom of the rabbit hole somewhere around 3 a.m.

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He says, in the punishment cell, he is getting “for free†the experience of staying silent, eating scant food and getting away from the outside world that “rich people suffering from a midlife crisis†pay for.

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By pushing through a stretch of listless loneliness and embracing my fears, this midlife crisis ended up blooming into a midlife renaissance.

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